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Post by Ludwig Beilschmidt on May 23, 2012 2:46:29 GMT
It frustrated him to no end and the day kept getting worst. Roderich went down to the lowlands to take care of papi and granny. He promised his older brother he would check on the shop today, but when got to the station everything was closed down because of the plague. Roderich can’t come home now and here he thought that was the worst part of the day at the time.
As he just passed through the front door his mother called out to him. He found his father passed out with his mother sitting on the floor holding on to him. He had to carry his father to the hospital with his mother next to him. After they got there the staff shooed him out since he has yet caught the plague. His mother and brother had a mild case of the plague when it started going around the Island so his mother got to stay with his father. He found a few benches as he recollected his thoughts.
‘Well, what to do?’
His phone buzzed in his pocket alerting him that he gotten a text. He pulled it out and pulling up the text message menu.
‘Where the heck are you?! I came home and no one is there.’
“Oh shoot. I forgot brother was out.”
He texted back quickly,
‘Sorry had to take father to the hospital. Still waiting for more information from mother.’
Clicking on the send button he pulled up a new message to his brother Roderich.
‘Hey Roderich how is papi and granny? I checked on your store, but they closed down the station so I couldn’t reach it. I’m not sure how you’ll come home since the trains are not running. I think you might be stuck over there. I got worst news yet……..father passed out. Mom and I took him to the hospital.’
Ludwig hesitated sending it. Was there anything else he needed to add to the message? He shook his head and clicks the sent button.
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Post by Roderich Edelstein on May 31, 2012 1:14:18 GMT
Roderich had lost count of the number of days he’d spent down in the Lowlands after the second day. His grandparents hadn’t gotten the worst form of the plague, but unfortunately Pappi had it settle in his lungs and developed pneumonia. So two days ago, Roderich had brought to his father Marcus Edelstein’s clinic and had settled him in one of the small examining rooms in the clinic.
He would end up sharing it with another patient in his condition. Most of the clinic had now been temporarily converted to house patients. It was tight quarters, but at least the more serious patients were being monitored and getting oxygen or at least what medical care the clinic could provide as they needed it. His father, Dr. Edelstein had been furious when he heard the news about the Highland cutting off the Lowlanders from the only hospital on the island and subsequently Lowland medical staff from necessary supplies. As the days wore on and more and more people fell ill, it soon became clear that they would quickly run out of medical supplies and able-bodied people.
So it had been decided that since Roderich was there and had already been exposed to the infectious disease (he would either get it or he wouldn’t), that in the mean time he could be recruited to help swap places with staff. He was quickly trained to look after other plague patients as well as his grandfather. His grandmother, finally better enough to be up and about, had brought lunch for him and his father earlier in that day and had briefly visited his grandfather. (She would have stayed longer, but frankly they had no room for visitors.) Several hours later he was finally getting to eat some of the lunch she had brought him before returning home. Though now it was more of a dinner meal if you went by the hour. He was so tired he could hardly taste the sandwich. He idly thumbed through his messages on his phone. He saw the one from Ludwig.
“Hey Roderich, how is Pappi and Granny? I check on your store, but they closed down the station so I couldn’t reach it. I’m not sure how you’ll come home since the trains are not running. I think you might be stuck over there.”
Huh, was it that day already? Had he been originally scheduled to return tomorrow? He glanced back at the time and date on his watch. Yes the little analog number clearly indicated that a week had already passed. No wonder he was so drained. He finished reading the message. Trains were down. Yeah he surmised that when they shut everything else down. He must have forgot to tell Ludwig that he didn’t need to go check on the shop. Roderich gave up eating the sandwich. His granny made great food, but his appetite wasn’t cooperating today. He decided to put it away for later, check on his grandfather and then send a reply to Ludwig’s query about him. He almost clicked the phone off before he saw the last part.
“…I’ve got worse news yet……Father passed out. Mom and I took him to the hospital.”
Dad’s in the hospital?! (Even though he was technically his step-father he felt closer to Mr. Beilschmidt than his own biological father, Dr. Edelstein.) He flopped back down in the chair stunned, worried and ultimately frustrated at the whole situation Solus, especially his particular situation of being stuck down in the Lowlands while the rest of his family was in the Highlands.
He quickly typed a message back to his brother.
“Store-Trains-Closed down-Thanks-got it. Granny-Recovered, Papi-pneumonia-moved to Father’s clinic-Getting best we can offer down here. :C
What?! Dad at hospital?! What stage is he? Doctor seen him yet? How are you and mom feeling? What about our other brother? There with you? Alright or not? Info, bitte!!!”
(German) Bitte=Please
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Post by Ludwig Beilschmidt on Aug 1, 2012 0:14:12 GMT
He watch as a constant ebb and flow of people at the entrance of the hospital. He can only watch for so long and moved onto ponder on how the employees look. Ragged and tired as one walk into the building, but they still continue working and from the looks of it working longer then they should. He watched as one nurse waved a couple bye as they may their way home.
“Oh that’s good that they are going home.” said a voice behind him. He jumped and turned around to a young women dress in scrubs. She chuckling and finished with a smile as she continued.
“Sorry, though the tension is gone from you.” Ludwig blinked at her as she settle on the bench next to his.
“Ah yeah.” He ran his hand through his hair settling back on the bench.
“The fact that you are out here means your one of the few lucky ones huh?” He looked over at her before answering.
“Lucky ones? Ah yeah, I haven’t caught it yet. It’s frustrating that I can’t be up there with my family.” The women gave a sad smile as she opened up a lunch box she had with her.
“I really do understand. You are not the first one to be out here on that bench waiting to hear back.” She pointed to a couple of people pacing around.
“Parents. Waiting back to hear about their child.” Pointing to a man waiting by a tree.
“A lover, he has been out here few days waiting for information.” He belittles others situations thinking that his situation is the worst, but the truth is that this plague is the worst situation for everyone.
His phone buzz telling him he gotten a new text. Pulling out his phone he read the new message from Roderich.
“I’m sorry I need to reply to this.” The gal nodded her head and started on the lunch she brought with her.
“Store-Trains-Closed down-Thanks-got it. Granny-Recovered, Papi-pneumonia-moved to Father’s clinic-Getting best we can offer down here. :C
What?! Dad at hospital?! What stage is he? Doctor seen him yet? How are you and mom feeling? What about our other brother? There with you? Alright or not? Info, bitte!!!”
“That’s good for Granny. Feel bad for Papi. Hopefully he’ll get better quickly. Yes. I’m not sure which stage he is in, but it’s not the same for mother and brother. They had a very mild case. Both of them recovered in a few days. I think a doctor is now seeing him since he collapse, but I’ll know when mom text me. I guess I’m a lucky one who still well. Brother is at home now. He did freak out when we weren’t home.”
He click sent just before his phone buzz a familiar tune that always drove Ludwig nuts, because his brother program it in and for the life of him he can’t change it. Ludwig took a deep breath and ready himself for the call. He wonder why he got stuck being a go between for his brothers during family emergencies.
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